The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-02-23
MONTANA MATTERS.
Interesting News From Various Parts of the
Territory, Wired From the Capital.
sneciaI 10 the River Press.

Special to the River Press.
HELENA, February l9.-Mr. w. e. An
dreWs, who was appointed to take Mr..
Larabee's place on the Indian commission,
| is still here and will await its arrival here
The Helena East Side water company
has sold out to St. Louis company, rep
resented by A. Lambeth. There will be
an entire change of control, the only one
of the old company retaining an interest
being Z. c. Power. The new company
has purchased all the water rights of the
old company, including those on Ten
Mile.
The old court house was discovered to
be on fire last night at s: 20 O'Clock. The
fire originated in the second story in a
room adjacent to the court room, and is
supposed to have been the work of an IN
cendiarY; in fact it is almost certain that
this is the case, as thert has not been a
lamp lighted in the upper story since court
adjourned. A circumstance strongly
pointing to this fact is that the nearest
hose station was robbed of all spanners
and hydrant wrenches.
At Butte, yesterday, Benjamin Hall at
tempted to shoot Mr.. Trebilcock, shift
boss of the Alice mine. Hall was drunk.
He was put under $4,000 bonds to keep
the peace.
The engineers are at work on the Drum
mond & Philipsburg railroad, having been
retarded by the weather. The line is al
ready located to the mouth Of the Boulder.
Marcus DAILY was in Helena yesterday.
He says work will be resumed at the Ana
conda snlelters as soon as the snow disap-
pears sufficiently to insure the regular rum
ming of .the trains. There is not coal
enough ii sight to keep the furnaces hot.
The Park county bill passed the council
yesterday and now only awaits the action
of the governor to become law.
The Catholic cathedral was entered on
on the night of the 10Th and an unsuccess-
full attempt made to carry away the cast
iron contribution box. 1t was securely
fastened to the post and the thieves failed.
Strange to say they did not disturb any of
the valuable articles on the altar. The
fact was not discovered until yesterday
morning.
The Bu'&e train which left there yester-
day afternaon was blockaded several hours
on the Mallan divide. The Pacific ex-
press waited at Helena until the blockade
was raised.
HELENA, February 21.-The Abbott En-
glish opera company arrived this morn
ing on time and will play three nights.
All the seats are sold for the season and
John Mcguire is the happiest man in
| town.
The Indian commissioners arrived last
night at SSo'cloek and are domiciled at the
Grand Central. Your correspondent has
NOT been able to see them yet.
w. @. Dexter arrived Saturday night
from Benton, six days on the way. He
and w. S. Wetzel left for the east yester-
day afternoon.
Montana Regent has been sold to James
Murphy for unknown parties. Price,
SIS, 800.
On Saturday J. H. Duffy, of the firm Of
Campbell & Duffy, Butte, appeared before
Governor Leslie on behalf of the con-
demned man, Harding, and asked for an
additional reprieye, the first reprieye ex-
piring on the 25th inst. They asked for
the first reprieye for the purpose of ap-
pealing to the y. S. supreme court, but
found that the appeal would not stand.
They now propose to ask for writ of ha-
beas corpus and certiorari. Gov. Leslie
granted the respite until Friday, March
23d, in order to give the attorneys time to
forward the documents to Washington.
On the morning of the 10th inst. Ed.
Sweeney, night Watchman of the st. Law
renee mile, was shot through the right
arm by an unknown person while on his
way home. Three shots were fired.
Sweeney saw no one and has no idea who
his assailant was.
The variety theater bill is a law and goes
into effect here to-day and at Butte some
six or seven days later, as the bill in its
effect travels at the rate of fifteen miles
day. Considerable talk is INDUCED in by
parties antagonized, but the variety bill
is solid and will stick.
The Independent, in speaking of county
division schemes, says of the Cascade and
Teton bills: This makes sort of rect
angular fight. Sun River will strenuously
fight against both projects, as in the event
of the success of either it will be left out
on the cold borderland, where it can meyer
hope to be a county seat. Fort Benton
will at least fight he Teton scheme and
may also oppose her weight against the
other.
A difficulty occurred in the lobby of the
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